Saturday, December 26, 2015

Christmas Eve

Poppa Wayne doing puzzles with Sophia and Andrew

I've been looking forward to Christmas this year because I "shopped" for Christmas gifts out of my parents estate. I was able to give a little something to each of my kids that will remind them of their grandparents. It was sweet to then share these treasures with each of them. We delivered these grifts around on Christmas Adam...Dec. 23rd.

I have my Christmas light necklace on, and Adam his best Christmas sweater.

Our Christmas eve celebration always kicks off with extended Cole family breakfast at the Calls. We started this breakfast tradtition when I was a child and my parents worked at Cold Esq.... We get together and have a wonderful breakfast then have a white elephant gift exchange. We have been trading a yard decoration of Meer Cats for years. It just keeps coming back. The gift that keeps on giving. This year the big "hit" were prints by Addison of Pocahontas and his White christmas Sisters print. Swig and Cafe rio gift cards were also a big hit.

Poppa Wayne and Sophia

Guy, Preston and Angela

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Andrew, Alex and Landon

Casey, Becca and Jenna

Fernando, Rachel, Adam and Christine

Lexi and Tayla

Aaron and Melinda

Allison, Megan and Liz

We all take off for bowling around 11:00. For many of us this is the only time all year we bowl, so our scores are pretty low, but our spirits are always high.

Chris and Adam in his second costume of the day.....

Al and Liz are all lit up..... I told them this could be next years christmas card.

The only pic of the whole group was captured on Al's camera...so I took a picture of it. Hopefully a big one is on it's way.

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Why I Post

This started out as a blog in my quest for weight loss. But after a year and only gaining weight in the process, I've decided to just write about my thrilling life instead.....so that's why I post.My head will explode if I don't write down all of the flotsam that is in it.

About Me

I'm just a regular mom with big dreams. I love my family and I enjoy being involved in their lives. I married my high school sweet heart in 1983, and I love him more each day. We have made a great life together. I have to be performing in a stage show at least once a year, but I'm having trouble juggling it with all of the travel I enjoy doing. My favorite place to go back to is NYC-- with the great food and Broadway shows.
I love to laugh loudly in movies, plays and in life.
I live on the dark side .... when it comes to chocolate. AND I try to live on the light side when it comes to spiritual things.

BUCKET LIST

Things I have done during my lifetime:

RULES:Place an X by what have done, leave it blank otherwise.

(X) Gone on a blind date(X) Skipped school- only in college, one timefor High School Seminary(X) Been to Canada(X) Been to Mexico(X) Been to Florida(X) Been to Hawaii(X) Been on a plane(X) Been in a helicopter(X) Been lost

(X) Been to Germany(X) Had a black-out

(X) Seen a Broadway show in NYC() Had a white-out() Fainted after giving blood(X) Gone to Washington, DC(X) Swam in the ocean(X) Cried yourself to sleep(X) Played cops and robbers(X) Recently colored with crayons/markers(X) Sang Karaoke(X) Paid for a meal with coins only(X) Won at a casino() Been to the top of the St. Louis Arch(X) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't.(X) Made prank phone calls(X) Been down Bourbon Street in New Orleans(X) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose & elsewhere(X) Caught a snowflake on your tongue(X) Danced in the rain-

(X) Walked in the rain(X) Written a letter to Santa Claus(X) Been kissed under the mistletoe(X) Watched the sunrise with someone(X) Blown bubbles(X) Gone ice-skating(X) Gone roller-skating(X) Gone skate-boarding(X) Been in Times Square, NYC on New Years Eve() Been deep sea fishing() Driven across the United States east/west—(half way across to Chicago—does that count?)(X) Been in a hot air balloon() Been sky diving(X) Gone snowmobiling() Been to Switzerland() Been to Japan

() Been to Machu Picu, Peru() Lived in more than one country(X) Lay down outside at night and admired the stars while listening to the crickets() Made love in the grass outside your house(X) Seen a total eclipse of the sun(X) Seen a total eclipse of the moon(X) Seen a falling star and made a wish(X) Enjoyed the beauty of Old Faithful Geyser(X) Seen the Statue of Liberty(X) Gone to the top of Seattle Space Needle(X) Been camping on a beach(X) Been on a cruise(X) Travelled by train(X) Travelled by motorcycle(X) Been on the TV() Been on the Eurostar(X) Been horse back riding(X) Ridden on a San Francisco CABLE CAR-- and sang(X) Been to Disneyland/ Disney World(X) Truly believe in the power of prayer(X) Been in a rain forest(X) Seen whales in the ocean() Been to Niagara Falls(X) Ridden on an elephant(X) Ridden on a camel(X) Swam with dolphins() Been to the Olympics(X) Walked on the Great Wall of China() Saw and heard a glacier calf() Been spinnaker flying(X) Been water-skiing(X) Been snow-skiing(X) Been to Westminster Abbey() Been to the Louvre() Swam in the Aegean(X) Been white water rafting() Swam in the Mediterranean(X) Been to China() Been to Iceland() Been to the Great Pyramid in Egypt(X) Been to a Major League Baseball game(X) Been to a National Hockey League game() Been to Australia() Been to New Zealand(X) Swam with stingrays(X) Laughed so hard you cried() Got a speeding ticket() Had a near death experience